Two kissing birds

[Benny Pedersen]

This one cliff-hanging http://www.fineraw.com/thumbs/1339w1580x1080q91.jpg images/1339w1580x1080q91.jpg (http://www.fineraw.com/images/1339w1580x1080q91.jpg)

Thoose two are kissing (rare) http://www.fineraw.com/thumbs/1322w1732x1348q81.jpg images/1322w1732x1348q81.jpg (http://www.fineraw.com/images/1322w1732x1348q81.jpg)

and thoose two are trying to escape from my camera:
http://www.fineraw.com/thumbs/1083w1790x1180q71.jpg images/1083w1790x1180q71.jpg (http://www.fineraw.com/images/1083w1790x1180q71.jpg)

Benny,
PS. Birds unbelievable: http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46350

[Newtome]

Benny, these are incredible. I looked at your web site and was fascinated with your photos and photo edits. You took your photos to a whole new level.

Can you tell me how you did the last one with the birds escaping. It is so beautiful.
Thank you
Elaine

[Wendy]

Wow Benny ...

Fantastic shots !! :)

Wendy

[jo]

Wonderful shots -- all of them!

[Benny Pedersen]

Benny, these are incredible. I looked at your web site and was fascinated with your photos and photo edits. You took your photos to a whole new level.

Can you tell me how you did the last one with the birds escaping. It is so beautiful.
Thank you
Elaine

Yes, against the light (late, about 7:00 pm). DPP like this:
http://www.fineraw.com/elementsvillage/escaping.jpg

Benny

[Benny Pedersen]

Wonderful shots -- all of them!

Thanks, but Jo and Wendy:

I can also make BAD shots. Like those two (today May 20, 2009)

http://www.fineraw.com/elementsvillage/_MG_1377w566x408q31.jpg

http://www.fineraw.com/elementsvillage/_MG_1384w700x424q71_bad.jpg

If not a funny chicken or something like (never seen, but probably common), then it's just an unsharp one who eat a worm it found up there.
Such photos can't be used in my gallery, but at least I now know worms are crawling in the trees, and I also know what I'm eating when I order food at McDonalds :eek:...

Benny

[Bob Chadwick]

Benny,

Some fantastic pictures.

How do you get so close to the birds. I tried to shoot last year in the spring and couldn't get close enought to see much of anything in the pictures.

Bob

[Benny Pedersen]

Benny,

Some fantastic pictures.

How do you get so close to the birds. I tried to shoot last year in the spring and couldn't get close enought to see much of anything in the pictures.

Bob

I don't. The birds have to get close to you. With my 400 mm lens (got the 400 mm lens this year in feb or march), the birds must not be more than 10 metres from you, otherwise they become unsharp like the chicken burger above. A little noise isn't a problem but do not yelling.
You can hear them but not see them, so look for movements in the trees but don't move yourself, only slow movements.
BTW. The little one above had a nice flute, almost sound like a classical composer Mosart or something

[Bob Chadwick]

Thanks for the info.

[Benny Pedersen]

:)


Since some of you seems to like also the
bad bird shots, I have now made a fourth gallery, here:

http://fineraw.com/snapshots.html

Benny

[indymom]

I also love your pictures.

It is also nice to see the "throw aways". I just took a quick 25 pics of the flowers outside my house and when I got inside, only thought 8 or so were worth saving. It makes me feel better when someone else "makes mistakes" too. ;)

[Benny Pedersen]

I also love your pictures.

It is also nice to see the "throw aways". I just took a quick 25 pics of the flowers outside my house and when I got inside, only thought 8 or so were worth saving. It makes me feel better when someone else "makes mistakes" too. ;)

Yea, but I never make mistakes. Only my camera makes mistakes.
(just kidding :D).

Today I have been on a photo trip, but I only got one new picture I could use (The wacky section). Anyway, one picture is better than nothing.

Today I also made a major update on my website.

Benny

[twoaussies]

Great photos. I think in the second shot an adult is feeding a baby. Jean

[Benny Pedersen]

Great photos. I think in the second shot an adult is feeding a baby. Jean

:)

Yes, maybe it's just a baby bird. The preceding shot also indicate it,

http://www.fineraw.com/elementsvillage/_MG_1311w511x400q53.jpg

Benny

[mljrbg]

Benny, these are fabulous!! Great composition, colors and tones.

[vawitt]

What a great set. The images are so SHARP and clear. I love the backlit wings on the birds taking flight. Just stunning.

[Wendy]

Hi Benny ...

Thanks for sharing your new Gallery ... the images are really good. :)

Wendy